| Your child says he or she wants a pet.
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| | you live in an apartment and any other
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| This is often a good idea, as pets can
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| | type of pet is not feasible, you need to
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| help teach respect for other living
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| | say that. If you are allergic to other
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| creatures, as well as teach children
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| | animals, you need to explain that cats
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| responsibility and the importance of
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| | and dogs make you sick. And if you think
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| taking care of what belongs to them.
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| | that you will get another pet down the
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| However, it is not always a good idea to
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| | road, tell the child that you will use
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| simply run out and purchase a dog or a
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| | the fish to see whether or not he or she
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| cat. Even something small, like a hamster
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| | is responsible enough for a pet. Once the
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| or a gerbil, may not be the best route
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| | child proves that she or he will take
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| for a first pet. A fish, on the other
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| | care of the fish properly, then you can
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| hand, is an excellent choice for a first
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| | move on to a more care intensive pet.
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| pet, as its specific qualities make it
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| | Shopping for the fish can actually be a
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| ideal for helping kids learn about taking
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| | fun experience. The kids get to look at
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| care of a pet.
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| | different kinds of fish, and they get to
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| Many parenting experts will tell you that
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| | look at aquariums. Picking out what goes
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| it is important to give children small
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| | in the aquarium, to "decorate" the fish's
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| amounts of responsibility to begin with.
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| | "home" is also part of the fun. Starting
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| While it is important that kids learn how
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| | out with a simple aquarium, or an even
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| to do things on their own, overwhelming
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| | simpler fish bowl, is a good bet. Let the
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| them with unreasonable demands will only
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| | child choose out colorful rocks for the
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| cause emotional distress and may even
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| | bottom of the fish tank or bowl, and let
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| permanently damage their confidence. The
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| | him or her choose a plant or some ceramic
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| same rule applies when choosing out a
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| | decoration. It need not be fancy.
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| first pet. The reason that fish are such
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| | Put your child in charge of feeding the
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| great first pets lies in the fact that
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| | fish each day. Show him or her how to
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| fish requires some work on the part of
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| | properly do this, and choose out a time
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| the child, but not so much that it is
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| | of day that is easy to remember for the
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| overwhelming. Additionally, fish are
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| | regular feeding. Just before school, or
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| easier to care for in general, and they
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| | just before bed, are good times because
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| won't make a mess all over the house or
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| | they are times of the day that are
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| the yard.
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| | generally associated with a fairly set
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| Finding out that they are getting a fish
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| | routine. Help your child clean out the
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| can be disappointing to a child, but you
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| | tank as needed, ensuring that the child
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| need to explain things to him or her. If
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| | learns how to care for animals.
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